I don’t know if I (we?) feel it more because we are overseas and away from the comfort of family, if I have more time to reflect and be introspective (I spend a LOT of time sitting in traffic…), or if it really just bites to lose family – extended or immediate, biological or de facto – or, (most likely) a combination of the three, but when we lose a loved one, it hits close to home and thoroughly sends me in a tail-spin. My uncle passed away recently. It’s not as though we w

You can’t reach your goals when you’re jealous or comparing yourself to others. I read this somewhere, and it really resonated with me. When you're focusing on what others are working on, or looking at what someone else has accomplished or has received, then you don't see what all you have yourself. The grass is always greener, and all that, right? I'll tell you something right now: You have been impressed with some people for the wrong reasons. Honestly, friend, be less